According to Rajani Kothari, what was the main reason for the emergence of social movements in India after the 1970s?

Rise of the new middle class. Dissatisfaction with the parliamentary democracy. Spread of Revolutionary Ideology The emergence of Hindutva.

Dissatisfaction with the parliamentary democracy.

In the old social movements, the role of political parties was central. Political scientist Rajni Kothari attributes the surge of social movements in India in the 1970s to people’s growing dissatisfaction with parliamentary democracy.